Tag: DESIRES
My Same-Sex Attraction: Understanding & Healing
“Why doesn’t Allah take these feelings away?” Ali Jeffry shares his personal story of understanding and recovering from unwanted same-sex attraction.
Eid and the Potential of the Ummah
"There is a relationship between those who fail to subdue their desires and the fire," writes Dr Haroon Sidat. "The fire, when fed, becomes ever more ferocious..."
Don’t Let Instagram Iftars Ruin Ramadan
Could 'Insta iftars' be ruining Ramadan? Ibrahim Omer reminds us of the secrets between the blessed month and our desires.
Qualities for Success: Thinking
Sh Dr Haitham al-Haddad begins a new journey based on years of researching what distinguishes successful people
Quranic Community #7 | Lower your Voice in the Prophet’s Revered Presence
If it surprises you that raising your voice above the Messenger (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) can render all of your good actions obsolete, ask yourself, who taught us that objective good that we fear becoming obsolete in the first place?
“Know that the Messenger of Allah is among you”
"...if he were to follow your wishes in many things, you would suffer from it."
Ibn Rajab’s secret to Ramadan readiness
Ibn Rajab al-Ḥanbali’s Lata’if al Ma’arif is a detailed treatise on the merits, virtues and practices for the months of the Islamic calendar. His chapter on Ramaḍān is a masterful compilation of the narrations and āyāt related to preparing for, transforming through, and reflecting on Ramaḍān, alongside commentary that pulls it all…
BBC vs. ‘The Deobandis’ – Round 2
You're Having A Laugh Click here for part 1 It was with baited breath and eager anticipation that I awaited the main course of a two-part BBC Radio 4 programme entitled the 'The Deobandis'. Last week's starter was not at all appetising to the 600,000 so-called 'Deobandis' in the UK. In fact, based on…
BBC vs. ‘The Deobandis’ – My Response
BBC Radio 4 - The Deobandis (Part 1) - The Response Click here for part 2 I love a good drama. After much hype and social media chatter, I settled down to listen to the first of a two-part series on Radio 4, 'The Deobandis'. I listened intently and was engrossed…
The Undetected Poison
When people look around the world they see it full of problems and calamities, war, destruction, famine, poverty, people in therapy, people complaining of illnesses, death and misery. Many people question why this seems to be true today perhaps more than ever before. However, most do not look to the…